When Icelandic, anti-capitalist, BDSM techno band HATARI become the official entry into the Eurovision Song Contest, a rare opportunity presents itself for the band to stage what would become, one of the most internationally televised live political protests in the competitions history. Director Anna Hildur follows the band on their journey from Reykjavik to Tel Aviv in this proactive film that explores the freedom of creative expression, the role and responsibility of artists to critically engage in contemporary issues and ultimately, how art can effectively act as an agent for change.

Direction: Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdóttir

Script: Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdóttir

Production: Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdóttir

Cinematography: Baldvin Vernharðsson

Editing: Olly Stothert

Animation: Kristján U. Kristjánsson

Sound: Nicholas Cathcart-Jones

Original Score: Margrét Rán

Cast: Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson, Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan, Einar Hrafn Stefánsson

Original Title: A SONG CALLED HATE

Original Languages: British English, Icelandic, Arabic, Hebrew

Film Production Country: Iceland

Website: www.asongcalledhate.com

Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/asongcalledhate/

Statement of the Director/s
Having previously worked in broadcast TV and in the music industry, this documentary is Anna Hildur’s directorial debut. She explains that "Making this documentary was a challenging and life-changing journey. Seeing young artists making a stand and attempting to create a meaningful debate through their art gives me hope, and hope is precious."

The film has a strong executive producing team onboard in Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the directors behind the critically acclaimed Nick Cave starring documentary 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH, which won two awards at Sundance and was BAFTA nominated. On what attracted them to the project, Forsyth and Pollard stated: "We’re always interested in finding the bigger story. We want to de-mythologise what it takes to be an artist, what it means to think and act creatively … Art can’t change the world. But art changes people, and people change the world".

Biography of the Director/s
Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdottir, is an Icelandic film and TV director and producer.
She worked in the music industry for two decades – as a manager for bands, the director of Iceland Music Export, and the director of Nordic Music Export. She switched careers in 2017. A SONG CALLED HATE is her directorial debut.

Filmography of the Director/s
2020 A SONG CALLED HATE, documentary
2019 TRÚNÓ 2, documentary series
2018 TRÚNÓ 1, documentary series

Awards Won
Winner of best Long Play Doc, Seeyousound Festival, 2021

Production Company:
Tattarrattat
Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdóttir
Lambhagavegur 13
Reykjavík, 113, Iceland
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +3548667555
Website: http://www.tattarrattat.is/

World Sales:
LevelK
Niklas Teng
Gammel Kongevej 137B, 3rd fl
Copenhagen, 1850 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +45 6177 1908
Website: http://www.levelk.dk/

Press:
LevelK
Natascha Degnova
Gammel Kongevej 137B, 3rd fl
Denmark, 1850 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +45 31391093
Website: http://www.levelk.dk/